1957–58 League of Ireland

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League of Ireland
Season1957–58
ChampionsDrumcondra (3rd Title)
European CupDrumcondra
Matches played132
Goals scored492 (3.73 per match)
Top goalscorerDonal Leahy - Evergreen United - 16 goals

Statistics of League of Ireland in the 1957/1958 season.

Overview[]

It was contested by 12 teams, and Drumcondra F.C. won the championship and qualified to play in the European Cup for next season.

Final classification[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Drumcondra 22 15 3 4 51 23 +28 33 European Cup
2 Shamrock Rovers 22 15 1 6 55 26 +29 31
3 Evergreen United 22 13 3 6 53 30 +23 29
4 St Patrick's Athletic 22 10 6 6 45 32 +13 26
5 Shelbourne 22 11 3 8 41 29 +12 25
6 Waterford 22 10 3 9 43 37 +6 23
7 Limerick 22 7 5 10 31 40 −9 19
8 Dundalk 22 7 3 12 38 46 −8 17
9 Bohemians 22 6 4 12 36 52 −16 16
10 Transport 22 6 4 12 30 50 −20 16
11 Sligo Rovers 22 5 5 12 32 61 −29 15
12 Cork Hibernians 22 6 2 14 37 66 −29 14
Source: www.rsssf.com

Results[]

Home \ Away BOH CHF DRU DUN EVE LIM SHM SHE SLI StP TRA WAT
Bohemians — 3–1 3–7 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–4 0–3 6–1 0–2 2–2 1–1
Cork Hibernians 3–3 — 3–2 4–2 2–7 2–0 2–1 2–4 3–1 3–5 0–1 1–3
Drumcondra 3–2 5–0 — 3–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 5–0 2–1 0–1 1–0
Dundalk 3–2 8–2 0–1 — 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–1 3–3 1–0 1–2
Evergreen United 4–2 2–1 1–2 4–2 — 1–0 1–2 3–0 5–1 4–1 4–1 3–0
Limerick 2–0 5–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 — 2–4 3–3 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–2
Shamrock Rovers 6–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 6–2 2–0 — 1–0 5–1 1–2 8–2 3–2
Shelbourne 0–1 3–0 0–1 5–2 2–0 4–1 2–1 — 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–3
Sligo Rovers 3–0 3–0 2–3 4–2 2–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–2 0–6 1–5
St Patrick's Athletic 1–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 0–3 3–0 3–0 4–0 2–2 — 5–0 4–1
Transport 2–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 2–5 3–4 2–2 — 3–2
Waterford 1–2 4–3 0–2 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 —
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers[]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Donal Leahy Evergreen United 16
2 Transport 15
2 Evergreen United 15
4 Ronnie Whelan St Patrick's Athletic 14
5 Jack Fitzgerald Waterford 12
6 Christy Doyle Shelbourne 11
6 Sligo Rovers 11
8 Drumcondra 10
9 Drumcondra 9
9 Maxie McCann Shamrock Rovers 9
9 Evergreen United 9
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